Timeline of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Encyclopedia
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
(JTWC), and the India Meteorological Department
India Meteorological Department
The India Meteorological Department , also referred to as the Met Office, is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology...
(IMD), such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls
Landfall (meteorology)
Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone or a waterspout coming onto land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it is reclassified as a tornado, which can then cause damage inland...
, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation's during the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2008 North Indian cyclone season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November...
.
During the year, 10 tropical depressions, 4 Cyclonic storm
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
s and 1 Severe Cyclonic storm
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
formed. The scope of this basin is north of the Equator and west of the Malaysian Peninsula. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) monitor tropical cyclones in this basin. This basin is divided into two different seas by the IMD; the Arabian Sea to the west of India, which is abbreviated as ARB by the IMD, and the Bay of Bengal to the east of India, which is abbreviated as BOB by the IMD.
April
- 1800 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning CenterThe Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
(JTWC) designates an area of low pressure over the Bay of BengalBay of BengalThe Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
as Tropical Depression 01B.
April 27
- 0300 UTC – The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) designates Tropical Depression 01B as Depression BOB01-2008.
- 1200 UTC – The IMD upgrades Depression BOB01-2008 (01B) to a deep depression.
- 1200 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Depression 01B (BOB 01-2009) to a tropical storm.
April 28
- 0000 UTC – The IMD upgrades Deep Depression BOB01-2008 (01B) to a cyclonic storm and names it Nargis.
- 0600 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm 01B to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
- 0900 UTC – The IMD upgrades Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) to a severe cyclonic storm.
April 29
- 0300 UTC – The IMD upgrades Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) to a very severe cyclonic storm.
April 30
- 0600 UTC – The JTWC downgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) to a tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC – The JTWC re-upgrades Tropical Storm 01B (Nargis) to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
May
- 1200 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) from a category 1 to a category 3 tropical cyclone.
May 2
- 0600 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) to a category 4 tropical cyclone and report that it has reached its peak intensity of 135 mph (215 km/h).
- 0600 UTC – The IMD reports that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) has reached its peak intensity of 105 mph (170 km/h).
- 1200-1400 UTC The IMD reports that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) makes landfall on the southwest coast of MyanmarMyanmarBurma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
with winds of 105 mph (170 km/h). - 1800 UTC – The JTWC downgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) to a category 2 tropical cyclone.
- 2100 UTC – The IMD reports that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) has weakened into a severe cyclonic storm.
May 3
- 0000 UTC – The JTWC downgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
- 0600 UTC – The IMD reports that Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) has weakened into a cyclonic storm.
- 0600 UTC – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) has weakened into a tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC – The IMD report that Cyclonic Storm Nargis has rapidly dissipated over MyanmarMyanmarBurma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. - 1800 UTC – The JTWC downgrades Tropical Storm 01B (Nargis) to a tropical depression.
May 4
- 0000 UTC – The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 01B (Nargis) has dissipated.
June
June 5- 0000 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area 800 km southwest of MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
as Depression ARB 01.
June 7
- 0300 UTC - The IMD issues its last advisory on weakening Depression ARB 01.
June 16
- 0300 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area 220 km southeast of Calcutta, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
as Depression BOB 02. - c. 1130 UTC - Depression BOB 02 makes landfall on BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
June 18
- 0900 UTC - The IMD issues its last advisory on Depression BOB 02, weakening inland over JharkhandJharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
August
August 9- 1200 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area, off the coast of OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, as Depression BOB 03.
August 10
- c. 0330 UTC - Depression BOB 03 makes landfall on the coast of Orissa, India
- 1200 UTC - The IMD issues its last advisory on Depression BOB 03, weakening inland over north OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
.
September
September 15- 1200 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area east-southeast of Paradip, India as Depression BOB04-2008.
September 16
- 0300 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression BOB04-2008 to Deep Depression BOB04-2008.
- 1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Deep Depression BOB 04 as Tropical Cyclone 02B
- 1500 UTC - Deep Depression BOB 04 makes landfall on the coast of Orissa, India
- 2100 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 02B
September 18
- 0900 UTC - The IMD downgrades Deep Depression BOB04-2008 to a depression.
September 19
- 1200 UTC - The IMD downgrades Depression BOB04-2008 to a well marked low pressure and issues its final tropical bulletin.
October
October 19- 1200 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area east south-east off AlulaAlulaThe alula, or bastard wing, is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds. The alula is the freely moving first digit, a bird's "thumb," and is typically covered with three to five small feathers, with the exact number depending on the species...
, SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
as Depression ARB 02-2008.
October 21
- 0300 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression ARB02-2008 to Deep Depression ARB02-2008.
October 22
- 0300 UTC - The IMD downgrades Deep Depression ARB02-2008 to a depression.
October 23
- 0300 UTC - The IMD downgrades Depression ARB02-2008 to a well marked low pressure and issues its final cyclone warning.
October 25
- 0300 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area east-southeast of VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
as Depression BOB 05.
October 26
- 0200 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression BOB 05 to Deep Depression BOB 05.
- 1430 UTC - The IMD upgrades Deep Depression BOB 05 to Cyclonic Storm Rashmi.
- c. 2230 UTC - Cyclonic Storm Rashmi makes landfall at Bangladesh, west of Khepupara.
October 27
- 0300 UTC - The IMD downgrades Cyclonic Storm Rashmi to a Deep Depression and issues its final advisory.
November
November 13- 1200 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area east-southeast of Chennai, India as Depression BOB06-2008.
November 14
- 0300 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression BOB06-2008 to Deep Depression BOB06-2008.
- 1200 UTC - The IMD upgrades Deep Depression BOB06-2008 to Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk.
November 15
- 0600 UTC - The IMD downgrades Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk to a deep depression.
November 16
- 0000 UTC - Deep Depression, Ex Khai-Muk makes landfall over south Andhra Pradesh.
- 0300 UTC - The IMD downgrades Deep Depression, Ex Khai-Muk to a depression.
- 1200 UTC - The IMD downgrades Depression, Ex Khai-Muk to a well marked low pressure and issues its final bulletin on the system.
November 25
- 0900 UTC - The IMD designates a low pressure area east-southeast of Pamban, India as Depression BOB07-2008.
- 1200 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression BOB07-2008 to Deep Depression BOB07-2008.
November 26
- 0300 UTC - The IMD upgrades Deep Depression BOB07-2008 to Cyclonic Storm Nisha.
November 27
- 0000 UTC - Cyclonic Storm Nisha makes landfall over Tamil Nadu.
- 0900 UTC - The IMD downgrades Cyclonic Storm Nisha to a deep depression.
- 1200 UTC - The IMD downgrades Deep Depression, Ex Nisha to a depression.
November 28
- 0000 UTC - The IMD downgrades Depression, Ex Nisha to a well marked low pressure and issues its final bulletin on the system.
December
December 4- 0300 UTC - The IMD has designated a low pressure area in southeast Bay of Bengal east of Sri Lanka as Depression BOB08-2008.
December 5
- 0000 UTC - The IMD upgrades Depression BOB08-2008 to Deep Depression BOB08-2008.
December 7
- 0000 UTC - The IMD downgrades Deep Depression BOB08-2008 to a depression.
- 1800 UTC - The IMD downgrades Depression BOB08-2008 to a well-marked low pressure area and issues its final advisory.
See also
- 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasonThe 2008 North Indian cyclone season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November...
- List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
- Timeline of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane seasonTimeline of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was a well above-average year in which sixteen named storms formed, making it the fourth most active season ever recorded. An average season has eleven tropical storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes...
- Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane seasonTimeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane seasonBelow is the Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season, documenting all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The 2008 Pacific hurricane season officially began on May 15, 2008, and will last until November 30. For...
- Timeline of the 2008 Pacific typhoon seasonTimeline of the 2008 Pacific typhoon seasonThis timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation during the 2008 Pacific typhoon season. The 2008 Pacific typhoon season officially started on January 1, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009. The first tropical...
- Timeline of the 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasonTimeline of the 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasonBelow is a timeline of the 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, documenting all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation....
- Timeline of the 2007-08 South Pacific cyclone season
- Timeline of the 2007-08 Australian region cyclone seasonTimeline of the 2007-08 Australian region cyclone seasonThe 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season was only the second season to have a tropical cyclone form in July. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The season officially began on 1 November 2007,...
- Timeline of the 2008-09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Timeline of the 2008-09 Australian region cyclone season
- Timeline of the 2008-09 South Pacific cyclone season